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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><strong>Since October, a new government has been at the helm in Canada under Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau's conservative predecessor, Stephen Harper, who had been in office for nine years, had encountered increasing criticism by the Canadian population because of his climate-damaging policies and his close ties to the oil and gas industry. According to the study <em>Solar Heat Worldwide</em> by Austrian research institute AEE INTEC, the newly installed collector area in Canada declined between 2011 and 2013 from 127,412 m² to 58,067 m². Accordingly high are now expectations of the new government regarding climate change and the environment. Canadian collector manufacturers are hoping for the return of solar thermal-friendly policies. <em>solarthermalworld.org</em> has talked with them about their wishes and expectations.</strong></div>
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<div><strong>Christian Vachon, Solar energy expert &amp; Head of Business Development at Aéronergie</strong></div>
<div>“All support for solar thermal has vanished under the former Conservative government and there was no hope this would change unless there was a change of government. We are hopeful that there will be programs back in place. However, it may take a while to implement them because all the government resources devoted to solar thermal before were dispatched to other departments. We expect quite a bit will happen in Canada because solar air costs between 2 - 4 cents/kWh in our climate. Solar air is not only the cheapest renewable energy technology, but also the cheapest thermal energy source. There are no specific measures yet, but our new Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, said: ‘Canada is back.’ Furthermore, the ministry of environment was renamed Ministry of Environment &amp; Climate Change! We expect to see concrete money allocations being made in the next federal budget in March 2016.”</div>
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<div><strong>Brian Wilkinson, President of Matrix Energy:</strong></div>
<div>“Yes, we are hopeful that our new Liberal government will take a more proactive and progressive stance in its efforts to stem greenhouse gas reduction, as they indicated during their election campaign. Catherine McKenna, our new Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, has recently stated that the post-2020 target set by the former Conservative government – to reduce GHG emissions by 30 % below 2005 levels by 2030 – will be the minimum position Canada will take into the UN summit debates in Paris. She went on to say that we need action, not promises. </div>
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<div>While those specific actions are, understandably, yet to be defined, those of us in the renewable industry are much more optimistic than they have been over the last decade under Conservative rule. Prime Minister Trudeau promised that his government will put a price on carbon and establish national emission targets, with the provinces and territories being able to design their own carbon pricing policies. Furthermore, pricing carbon will permit all renewable and energy efficiency technologies to greatly improve their competitiveness and market demand, assuming other direct or indirect subsidies do not favour fossil fuel energy sources. In order to foster sustained growth and investment for manufacturers of solar air collectors – or any renewable technology for that matter – I am looking forward to seeing the adoption of a new policy being enacted rather than a repeat of various sunset incentive programmes which marked the industry’s boom and bust years of the 1980s and 1990s.”</div>
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<div><strong>Victoria Hollick, Head of Marketing at Conserval Engineering:</strong></div>
<div>“The new government has stated a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas, and we are looking forward to their announcing a programme in the near future. Space heating can account for over half of a building’s energy usage, making it one of the largest single sources of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in Canada. This means that any comprehensive plan needs to include renewable heating and focus on reducing fossil-based heating sources. Since it is the air within the building that must be heated, solar air collectors are the logical choice; plus, air collectors do not freeze in cold climates such as Canada. Space heating systems are ideally suited for wall mounting to avoid snow accumulations and to take advantage of the low winter sun angles, which can reflect in more sunlight on snow-covered days.”</div>
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<div>More information:</div>
<div><a href="http://solarwall.com/en/home.php">http://solarwall.com/en/home.php</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.enerconcept.com">www.enerconcept.com</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.MatrixAirHeating.com">www.MatrixAirHeating.com</a></div>
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<div><strong>This text was written by Stephanie Banse, a German journalist specialised in solar thermal technology. (banse(@)solrico.com)</strong></div>
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<img alt="Lubi Wall" class="Image img__fid__11151 img__view_mode__default attr__format__default attr__field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]__Lubi Wall attr__field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]__Lubi" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/gstec/files/a_lubi_wall_230_m2_plessisville_quebec.jpg" title="Lubi Wall" typeof="Image" /><strong>At the beginning of October, Canadian air collector manufacturer Enerconcept became part of Canadian engineering company Aéronergie. Aéronergie is a young company, founded three years ago with the aim of offering efficient heating solutions to manufacturers which “keep spending large amounts on energy in spite of unseen substantial savings,” according to a press release from 7 October. “With the acquisition of Enerconcept, Aéronergie extends its portfolio into solar in a big way,” the press release adds. Aéronergie and Enerconcept have been working together since 2012, the former as a complete solution provider and the latter as an installer. Both companies realised a number of projects together by offering comprehensive packages to industry owners and reducing their heating costs by 60 to 90 %. The photo shows one of these projects - a 230 m² Lubi wall with a cross-flow heat recovery unit at the industrial painting specialist Fuzion TK in the town of Drummondville in the Québec province. </strong></div>
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“With solar air, you can cut ventilation heating costs by 15 % to 35 %, whereas a well-tailored package will deliver up to 90 % reduction,” Christian Vachon, former Managing Director of Enerconcept, explains the advantages of the Aéronergie-Enerconcept collaboration. “We are monitoring our installations and guarantee the cut-down on costs. We have also started to finance projects and get repaid through what is saved.” Vachon, who founded his company back in 1998, confirms that his company name remains as a trademark and division of the Aéronergie group. He developed a number of unique air collector products, such as the polycarbonate Lubi, the wall-mounted metal Unitair and the roof-mounted <a href="http://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/canadagermany-enerconcepts-lubi-collectors-eligible-bafa-grants">Luba GL</a>. All products and product names will still be there under the new ownership. </div>
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<strong>Larger air-heating projects in Germany in the pipeline </strong></div>
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“The merger with Aéronergie was a good move for my company,” Vachon, who is responsible for Business Development and R&amp;D at the Aéronergie group, confirms. Many of his former team are again working under the new leadership, and the newly established company now has its headquarters in the city of Drummondville in the province of Québec. The international sales activities of Enerconcept were also taken over by Aéronergie and will be consolidated. “We are satisfied with the business development in Europe in general and are planning large projects in Germany in the near future,” Vachon confirms.</div>
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According to the press release, there have already been quite a few large solar air-heating projects in the pipeline, among them the new Drummondville production factory of Soprema, a French-owned manufacturer of roof membranes. “Next year alone, we will have more than 25 schools in the province which are ready for our solar air-heating systems,” Vachon says. “By combining both company lines of products, customers shall benefit from larger cost reductions and even quicker returns on investments,” Carl Binette, Head of Aéronergie, was quoted as saying in the press release. The young company intends to double its turnover within three years, in part thanks to this acquisition.</div>
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<a href="http://www.enerconcept.com/en/contact-us/">www.enerconcept.com/en/contact-us/</a></div>
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Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:00:00 +0000Baerbel Epp63767 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/canada-aeronergies-acquisition-enerconcept-leaves-company-and-product-names-intact#commentsGermany: Task 39 Showcases Solar Collectors Made of Polymershttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/germany-task-39-showcases-solar-collectors-made-polymers
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><img alt="" class="Image img__fid__8406 img__view_mode__media_large attr__format__media_large" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/gstec/files/styles/large/public/task_39_1a.jpg?itok=d6GHn49C" typeof="Image" />An exhibition taking place as part of the International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) 2013 between 23 and 25 September 2013 unveiled how solar collectors manufactured from plastic materials may look like in the future. Under the motto Efficiency and Design, the exhibits provided an insight into research trends and product innovations for solar thermal applications. The exhibition was organised by a working group of Task 39, a sub-task of the International Energy Agency’s Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, IEA SHC.</strong><br />
Photo: Stephanie Banse</p>
<p>While experts and scientists gathered in Freiburg’s Concert Hall for the SHC 2013, an accompanying exhibition held in front of the Congress Centre showed interested visitors polymeric collectors, storage tanks and other components. In addition to collectors by Israeli company Magen Eco Energy, the collection ranged from collector concepts and storage systems by Aventa (Norway), Enerconcept (Canada), Sunlumo (Austria), Consolar and Roth Werke (both Germany) to Fraunhofer ISE’s completely polymeric thermosiphon system Therm-X, made of polypropylene (PP).</p>
<p>Therm-X is the result of a study on low-cost solar water heaters for sunny regions. Its design is based on extruded twin wall sheets of commodity plastics. According to Fraunhofer ISE, the system is suitable for mass production and could open up new possibilities around the world for manufacturing cost-efficient and reliable thermosiphon systems. Therm-X offers a collector surface of 1.2 m² and a storage capacity of 65 litres. It was conceptualised in the frame of the EU-funded project SCOOP and built by Fraunhofer ISE (patent still pending).</p>
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Fraunhofer ISE’s polymeric thermosiphon system Therm-X for sunny regions</strong><br />
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<p>Magen Eco Energy showcased its eco-Flare pro collector, which is made from PP and polycarbonate (PC). The lightweight one-piece panel with a size of 100 x 215 cm weighs only 15 kg. Enerconcept, Canada, displayed its solar air collector system for space heating, Lubi. The collector is suitable for all kinds of facades and reaches a high efficiency throughout a wide range of flow rates. The system consists of UV-treated and perforated PC panels with a dimension of 32 x 90 cm incorporated into an aluminium frame. The AventaSolar collector from Norway is an extruded collector made from PC and polyphenylene sulphide (PPS). The collector is said to have a flexible design and to be simple to mount. It is available in adjustable sizes from 60 x 205 cm to 60 x 580 cm.</p>
<p>According to a Fraunhofer ISE press release, plastics are increasingly being used when manufacturing solar thermal collectors, storage systems and components. Despite the progress and developments brought about by the industry to date, Michael Köhl, a researcher at Fraunhofer ISE and Head of Task 39, believes that a great deal still needs to be done. “Thanks to the dedicated work of our colleagues from research and industry, we have a series of efficient and yet aesthetically pleasing products at our disposal,” Michael Köhl is stated in the press release. “It, however, is now up to us to ensure that in the long run, confidence will have been built up in these newly developed competitive product areas.” Task 39 serves as an international platform to foster networks between experts in solar thermal technologies and polymer R&amp;D in science and industry.</p>
<p>To demonstrate the advantages of polymers to a wider audience, the Task 39 Handbook Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications was published under the direction of Köhl in 2012, with contributions from 44 researchers working in the field. Clearly split into three major parts, the contributions are written by experts on solar thermal applications and polymer scientists alike. The first part explains the fundamentals of solar thermal energy, especially to representatives of the plastics industry. Part two then goes on to provide introductory information on polymeric materials and processing for solar thermal experts. The third part combines both of these fields, discussing the potential, as well as demands on durability, design and building integration. The edition will begin a series of scientific books planned to be published within the various tasks of the IEA SHC in cooperation with German publishing house Wiley-VCH.</p>
<p>In order to optimise the quality of product innovations made of plastics, Köhl has been putting his efforts at Fraunhofer ISE into the durability analysis of polymeric materials for many years. The materials are analysed in detail, allowing any weaknesses which become apparent during the quality checks to be detected at an early stage. Fraunhofer ISE boasts a wide range of testing and measuring devices to investigate the longevity and degradation of polymeric materials.</p>
<p>More information:<br /><a href="http://task39.iea-shc.org/">http://task39.iea-shc.org/</a><br /><a href="http://www.shc2013.org/">http://www.shc2013.org/</a><br /><a href="http://www.eu-scoop.org">www.eu-scoop.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.aventa.no">www.aventa.no</a><br /><a href="http://www.magen-ecoenergy.com">www.magen-ecoenergy.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.enerconcept.com">www.enerconcept.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.roth-werke.de">www.roth-werke.de</a><br /><a href="http://www.consolar.de">www.consolar.de</a><br /><a href="http://www.wood-kplus.at">www.wood-kplus.at</a><br /><a href="http://www.unileoben.ac.at">www.unileoben.ac.at</a></p>
<p>More information about the Task 39 Handbook: <a href="http://www.iea-shc.org/article?NewsID=1">http://www.iea-shc.org/article?NewsID=1</a></p>
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Sat, 05 Oct 2013 06:00:00 +0000Baerbel Epp61606 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/germany-task-39-showcases-solar-collectors-made-polymers#commentsCanada/Germany: Enerconcept’s Lubi Collectors Eligible for BAFA Grantshttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/canadagermany-enerconcepts-lubi-collectors-eligible-bafa-grants
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><img alt="" class="Image img__fid__6601 img__view_mode__media_large attr__format__media_large" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/gstec/files/styles/large/public/gogas1_klein_1.jpg?itok=6On6UqRS" typeof="Image" />Good news from Germany for Canadian air collector manufacturer Enerconcept: The company has completed its collector tests for the <a href="http://solarthermalworld.org/content/canada-best-efficiency-scores-new-perforated-glazed-air-collector">Lubi wall</a> and the roof-mounted Luba GL at the Fraunhofer ISE institute in Freiburg. The collectors meet all of the requirements by the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) and are now eligible for grants. Enerconcept’s German partner, GoGaS Goch, which will sell the air collectors together with its energy-efficient solutions for heating and process heat, is delighted with the success of the combined systems. Solarthermalworld.org met François Brizard, Development Engineer at Enerconcept (left), and Heiko Schneider, Managing Director of GoGaS Goch, at the ISH fair in Frankfurt, Germany.</strong><br />
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<p>"With the BAFA subsidy of 180 EUR/m², we are in a very good market position," Schneider said in Frankfurt. "We have several projects in the pipeline, which we will now start." In 2012, GoGaS extended its product range to include the Lubi collectors produced by Canadian manufacturer Enerconcept. GoGaS sells these collectors in Germany together with its gas-driven heaters, which work based on infrared radiation to warm up locations in- and outdoors.</p>
<p>To heat the inside of a factory hall, GoGaS uses low intensity tube heaters. Their steel tubing contains an air-gas mix, which is ignited to provide a relatively low surface temperature of around 350 °C. Low intensity tube heaters direct long-wave infrared energy into the room through the tubes and the radiation-efficient reflectors. Because the combustion process consumes air, it is necessary to ventilate the hall. The Lubi collectors will already preheat the incoming fresh air, increasing the system’s overall efficiency by a wide margin.</p>
<p>Schneider sees an even higher overall efficiency of the system when air collectors preheat industrial processes. "Process heat is needed throughout the year, whereas a factory building must only be heated during the cold season," said Schneider.</p>
<p>Fraunhofer’s test results - which show that the air-collector meets the requirements of the Solar Keymark label and the demands of the BAFA - have been available since 11 March. There has not yet been a Solar Keymark label for air collectors: This certification will only be possible with the introduction of the revised EN 12975 in 2014.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="Image img__fid__6606 img__view_mode__media_large attr__format__media_large" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/gstec/files/styles/large/public/gogas_bafa_kl.jpg?itok=ZkokZflU" typeof="Image" />Photo: Stephanie Banse</strong></p>
<p>Brizard is very optimistic about the market prospects of Lubi collectors in Germany. He also expects a positive effect for the Canadian home market in the near future. “At home in Quebec, there are some promising times ahead as the provincial government has announced a new energy saving scheme including solar thermal, which is supposed to run until 2020,” said Brizard. “The US is another very good – because rapidly increasing - market for us right now.”</p>
<p>More information:<br /><a href="http://www.gogas.com">www.gogas.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.enerconcept.com">www.enerconcept.com</a></p>
<p><strong>This text was written by Stephanie Banse, a German journalist specialised in solar thermal technology (banse(@)solrico.com).</strong></p>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img align="left" alt=" Christian Vachon (left) and Hans Jørgen Christensen " border="0" hspace="7" src="/sites/gstec/files/imce/vachon_christensenkl.jpg" title=" Christian Vachon (left) and Hans Jørgen Christensen " tyle=" left" vspace="10" /> Canadian air collector manufacturer Enerconcept uses Danish know-how for the industrial version of its Luba collectors. On 1 July, CEO Christian Vachon (left) entered into an agreement with the owner of Danish company Solarventi, Hans Jørgen Christensen, allowing Enerconcept to use an air collector patent of the Scandinavians. The innovative technology has already been implemented in a major project in Quebec City. <br />Photo: Stephanie Banse </p>
<p>“Through the patent license agreement, Enerconcept was able to develop an industrial roof-mounted version based on our residential solar air heater Solarventi,” explains Hans-Jørgen Christensen. Solarventi produces its air collectors without the usual insulation at the back. “This design allowed us to create a much lighter and cheaper collector, which is easy to mount. Also, thermal performance is as high as with our former Luba GL design,” says Christian Vachon. “The performance factor on Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and RETScreen amounts to 1.10.” (see <a href="/node/1288">http://www.solarthermalworld.org/node/1288</a>)</p>
<p>“Essentially, the Solarventi patent is innovative in that the air isn’t sucked in at the side of the collector, but across the entire back wall," explains Christensen. “The back of the collector consists of evenly perforated aluminium and the interior of black felt, which also functions as a filter and absorber. In summer, the filter is heated up to about 80°C, which purifies it in a natural way.”<br /> <br />The holes on the back of the collector result in self-cooling by convection, which makes the maximum temperature of the new Luba models less than 150°C. In the smaller collectors by Solarventi, the temperature is at a standstill even below 85°C to avoid damaging collector-integrated PV modules for power generation.</p>
<p>And, because the air is sucked in across the entire back and not at the sides, the design also offers much lower resistance to air flow, saving energy for the fan in large systems. Further material is saved because of the double back wall made of perforated aluminium and felt, which produces the same effect as an insulation. "If the air is sucked in through this back wall, it loses very little heat. The wall remains cold, even though the sun heats the felt on the other side," says Christensen. “A total thickness of 3 mm is sufficient for an effective insulation - just by the movement of air."</p>
<p><img align="left" alt=" Large installation of Luba Collectors in Quebec City” " border="0" hspace="7" src="/sites/gstec/files/imce/canada_enerconcept1kl.jpg" title=" Large installation of Luba Collectors in Quebec City " tyle=" left" vspace="10" /> In Canada, the Danish know-how was first implemented at a large installation in Quebec City. A total of 364 m² air collectors were mounted on the roof of the garage at the Quebec City transportation authorities, in which city buses are serviced. The Luba GL collectors installed there heat up 36,900 m³ of air by 10 to 12°C per hour.<br />Photo: Enerconcept<br /><br />"The potential cost cuts through the non-insulated backside were of central importance to us," says Vachon. "With our former design with insulation, we wouldn’t have gotten the job." Meanwhile, there have already been plans for other projects with the new collector design. Enerconcept works exclusively on large industrial systems, whereas Solarventi operates in the residential sector. According to Vachon, cooperation and know-how sharing is a natural fit for these two companies, as both have a foothold in the solar air heating industry. At the moment, the two companies are also discussing the possibility of Solarventi taking over the production of the Luba collector for the European market.</p>
<p>More information:<br /><a href="http://www.solarventi.dk/">www.solarventi.dk</a><br /><a href="http://www.enerconcept.com/">www.enerconcept.com</a><br /><br /><strong>This text was written by Stephanie Banse, a German journalist specialised on solar thermal technology. (</strong><a href="mailto:banse@solrico.com">banse@solrico.com</a><strong>)</strong></p>
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<img tyle=" left" hspace="7" vspace="10" border="0" src="/sites/gstec/files/imce/nutechenerconceptkl.jpg" alt=" Tygamundlu Anant (left), Surendra Kumar (centre) and Christian Vachon” " align="left" title=" Tygamundlu Anant (left), Surendra Kumar (centre) and Christian Vachon " /> CEO Tygamundlu Anant (left) and Managing Director Surendra Kumar (centre), both from Nuetech Solar, India, signed an exclusive agreement with Christian Vachon, President of Enerconcept Technologies, Canada, about introducing the solar air heating collector Lubi in India.<br />
Photo: Nuetech Solar
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The agreement between Indian solar water heater manufacturer Nuetech Solar and Canadian air collector manufacturer Enerconcept was signed at the Intersolar Europe in Munich in June, after six months of preparation talks. The distribution agreement refers to the newly developed and patented <a target="_blank" href="/node/1288">Lubi air collector</a>, which consists of a perforated, transparent plastic cover.
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Depending on the requirements, the product can be mounted either to the wall or roof. Nuetech Solar is planning a few demonstration projects this year, using Lubi in solar air heating projects. The company will also explore the Canadian product's possible use in drying processes and industrial process applications.
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“The Lubi collector is really perfect for drying, because it not only allows increasing the temperature as high as 45°C above ambient, at very low cost, but also because the produce to dry will be exposed to sunlight through its transparent cover,” Christian Vachon, President of Enerconcept Technologies, explains. <br />
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Of the 456 million tons of vegetable produced in the world, India’s share is at 59 million tons, making the country the second largest vegetable producer after China. According to IndiaAgronet, drying and exporting vegetables will become a key business factor in India in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Solar drying is expected to increase output and improve the quality of the production in rural agriculture.
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More Information:<br /><a href="http://www.nuetechsolar.com/">http://www.nuetechsolar.com/</a>
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<br /><strong>This text was written by Jaideep Malaviya, an expert in solar thermal based in India</strong> (<a href="mailto:malaviya@solrico.com">malaviya@solrico.com</a>) <br />
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Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0000Baerbel Epp42111 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/india-exclusive-distribution-agreement-canadian-air-collectors#commentsCanada: Best Efficiency Scores for new perforated Glazed Air Collector https://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/canada-best-efficiency-scores-new-perforated-glazed-air-collector
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<img tyle=" left" hspace="7" vspace="10" border="0" src="/sites/gstec/files/imce/enerconceptkl.jpg" alt=" Christian Vachon” " align="left" title=" Christian Vachon " /> It looks quite simple, this perforated, transparent plastic cover Christian Vachon, President of Enerconcept Technologies, is holding in his hands. The above-shown cover, however, achieved the best performance factor ever reached in the collector ranking of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). <br />
Photo: Stephanie Banse
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“Our newly created Lubi wall has a score of 1.18. The best score in the industry so far was 1.00,” Vachon explains. The comparative rating system had been established in 2008 by Natural Resources Canada and the responsibility for it was recently transferred to CSA. At that time two years ago, Canadian air collector manufacturer Conserval Engineering reached the highest air collector output in kWh/m<sup>2</sup> and day with its product SolarWall and was rated 1.00.
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The Lubi wall consists of a transparent, perforated polycarbonate cover, which can be delivered in many different sizes and is mounted in front of the wall with standard building components. How did Enerconcept get the idea for the new product? “We added the benefits of multiple perforations to the high transmissivity of polycarbonate,” Vachon explains. He looks back at more than ten years of designing and installing solar thermal systems, with air being the main heat transfer medium. In contrast to the glass cover of glazed air collectors, the plastic cover of a Lubi wall never gets warm, which means heat losses through the glazing are minimized. The second difference to already available systems is that the internal wall of the building adopts the function of the absorber, as opposed to a perforated metal sheet which is hung before the facade. The advantage: The hot absorber is protected from the cold surroundings and convection losses are minimized.
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Together, both effects provide the high efficiency and good performance factor of the Lubi wall. The product is also offered as a roof-mounted system under the name of Luba GL and with a score of 1.10. In comparison, the closed air collectors by German air collector manufacturer Grammer reached 0.93 for the internal and 1.00 for the external version of the system.
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="MsoNormalTable"><tr><td valign="top" width="162"> </td>
<td valign="top" width="161">Regular incentive rate [CAD/m<sup>2</sup>] </td>
<td valign="top" width="283">Incentive rate in remote communities [CAD/m<sup>2</sup>] </td>
</tr><tr><td valign="top" width="162">Solar air<br />
(glazed and unglazed) </td>
<td valign="top" width="161">70 </td>
<td valign="top" width="283">112 </td>
</tr><tr><td valign="top" width="162">Solar hot water<br />
(glazed) </td>
<td valign="top" width="161">275 </td>
<td valign="top" width="283">440 </td>
</tr><tr><td valign="top" width="162">Solar hot water<br />
(unglazed) </td>
<td valign="top" width="161">30 </td>
<td valign="top" width="283">48 </td>
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The incentive rate depends on the technology group and the location of the installed system.<br />
Source: NRCan </p>
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A performance factor by CSA is more than a marketing advantage for a company. It is considered when calculating the level of the incentives granted by the EcoEnergy for Renewable Heat Programme, which runs until March 2011. The level of support is determined by multiplying the incentive rate, which depends on the technology group and the location of the installed system (see table above), with the collector area and the performance factor. The commercial, industrial and institutional sector are eligible for the Renewable Heat programme.
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More information:<br /><a href="http://www.enerconcept.com">www.enerconcept.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ecoenergy-ecoenergie/heat-chauffage/index-eng.cfm">http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ecoenergy-ecoenergie/heat-chauffage/index-eng.cfm</a> </p>
<p><strong>This text was written by Stephanie Banse, a German journalist specialized on solar thermal technology.</strong> (<a href="mailto:banse@solrico.com">banse@solrico.com</a>)
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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0000Baerbel Epp69913 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/christian-vachon-estec-2009#commentsManufacturer Founds Air Collector Association SAHWIAhttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/manufacturer-founds-air-collector-association-sahwia
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<img tyle=" left" hspace="7" vspace="10" border="0" src="/sites/gstec/files/imce/01__greater_toronto_airport_solarwall.jpg" alt="solar air collectors of Solarwall” " align="left" title=" solar air collectors of Solarwall " /> Air collector companies exist very much in the shadows of the manufacturers of water collectors. Therefore a Solar Air Heating World Industry Association (SAHWIA) is necessary. But not all manufacturers are pleased with the procedure that lead to the association’s founding. Photo: Solarwall
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Air collectors are confronted with a lack of information on the part of planners and consumers, and only rarely are they explicitly included in support programmes. For this reason, most manufacturers of solar air collectors wouldn’t object to the basic argument put forward by Duncan Coutts from the Canadian air collector company Conserval Engineering who stated that the sector lacked a body to represent its own interests. However, some were not so pleased that his company organised the founding of its own association Solar Air Heating World Industry Association (SAHWIA) without consulting other manufacturers. Conserval Engineering - better known under their brand name Solarwall - organized the first association meeting in a Munich beer hall during the Intersolar 2009 trade fair at the end of May.
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“I find it a little bit odd when an association is founded and structures are put in place unilaterally before people have even sat down at a table together for the first time. In addition, it wasn’t helpful that numerous European distribution agents for a Canadian manufacturer and relatively few independent manufacturers were invited,” criticised Almut Petersen, Sales Manager of Grammer Solar GmbH. Apart from the afore-mentioned German company and from Enerconcept Technologies Inc. from Canada and Solar Breeze from Australia, there were in fact no other manufacturers present at the meeting. Instead, a dozen Conserval Engineering agents were present at the large table at the Weisses Bräuhaus in Munich. For this reason, Christian Vachon from Enerconcept doubts that Conserval Engineering wants other companies as members of the association.
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Coutts counters by saying: “The inaugural meeting of SAHWIA was attended by private and public sector organizations from eleven countries on three continents. The feedback was overwhelming in support of this organization.” He added that the start of any new organization would always have its “growing pains”, but that these would be resolved over time.
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The air collector sector does not only have a recognition problem; market development is also being held back by the lack of uniform international test standards for the performance of solar collectors that use air as the working medium. Coutts explains that SAHWIA's goal would therefore be that the different test facilities combine their expertise based upon their experience and ability to execute different solar air heating tests. “We have therefore established three committees within SAHWIA. The first committee is tasked with creating a single document which describes the various test standards for each version of solar air heating collectors. The second committee will be responsible for initiating a CEN Workshop and subsequent creation of a European Norm. The third committee will be focused on SAHWIA operations and look for financial support from the EU or other governments for the operation of the organization.”
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However, Petersen does not think that the Munich meeting represents the foundation of an association. “Essentially, I don’t consider that an industry association has been founded. An Internet site with a membership form and a press release doesn’t make an association. An association needs members that have commonly agreed articles of association and an elected board.” As far as she were aware, all of these things are lacking.<br />
However, she said that she regarded the meeting as a good opportunity to discuss the issues facing the sector with other market participants. “We would like to continue this dialogue and cooperation now that a project for a European Norm for air collectors is on the cards.”
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<a href="http://www.sahwia.org/">www.sahwia.org</a>
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<strong>This text was written by Joachim Berner, a German journalist and solar thermal expert. </strong>
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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:34:54 +0000Baerbel Epp40801 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/manufacturer-founds-air-collector-association-sahwia#comments